Bangladesh ace-allrounder Shakib Al Hasan and his wife Ummey Ahmed Shisir have been blessed with a daughter.
Shakib’s wife delivered the baby around 2am Bangladesh Standard Time yesterday at a hospital in the United States.
Endorsing the information, Shakib’s mother Shirin Akhter said: “He [Shakib] was in transit at Dubai airport when he got the news. Both the mother and the child are sound and safe and Shakib is with them at this moment.”
Shakib took an urgent leave from the Bangladesh Cricket Board and left for the US on Sunday night.
BCB Chief Executive Officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury had told reporters that the Bangladesh all-rounder cited emergency need and the board had let him go.
Shakib had joined the Bangladesh camp for home series against Zimbabwe following confusion whether the Tigers would avail the service of his prime cricketer.
